This is it. The final email of the mission. What do I have to say? Really, there's a lot.. In fact, way too much! The tortillas, the tamalitos, colorful fabrics, 5-seated 7-passenger taxis, exotic animals, and paying the garbage man to take away your trash, only to find out later that he was throwing it in a river... 
Honestly, it has been such a great adventure and a huge learning experience. I've learned to appreciate more different cultures and lifestyles, and also the many blessings that our Heavenly Father gives us constantly. He loves us so much!
This last week in Rio Blanco I had lots of really great experiences. The best of them all was a mini-lesson that we had with a drunk guy named Carlos. Usually when we teach drunk people, we really don't expect them to progress much because they usually forget what we taught them and tend to only want to learn English from us. We met Carlos last week and he had fallen down from his drunkedness and had a few scars. We gave him Priesthood blessing and just chatted for a bit. The crazy thing is that we didn't think anything would come of it. On Sunday, we saw Carlos walk into sacrament meeting with a white shirt. We were totally surprised. We put an appointment with him in the house of a member and taught him the Restoration. I just have to say that The Restoration is my favorite lesson of all. As we explained to him about the Authority in Christ's Church, and the prophets and apostles, he became very understanding of the concept. He told us that in a dream, his mother, who recently passed away, had told him, ¨Talk with the three brothers in the white shirts and ties. Ask them for help.¨ The interesting thing is that we just happened to be in a trio during these past two weeks. It's amazing to see how Heavenly Father prepares his children to receive his gospel. It's so hard for me to comprehend at times how a Being so Supreme can trust in someone as young and inexperienced as me, and can allow me to represent Jesus Christ and carry the name of His perfect Church on my shirt. I'm sad to say that it's coming to an end. I'd love to be able to carry this name tag for the rest of my life.
My invitation to all that have followed me in my journey through Guatemala is to BE A MISSIONARY. We know that the Lord's Restored Gospel has yet to encompass all of the earth, and that His Second Coming is approching. Let's be like the Apostle Paul. Let's be like Alma and Amulek. Let's follow the example of Jesus Christ. This work is perfect, and will never fail. We have been called. If we don't do it, someone else will.
[ Photos Below:
Our friend Rudy; a guy that pretends to be a statue outside of the local supermarket in San Marcos
Our P-Day Activity. Life-Size Battleship feat. food coloring inside of water balloons.
Zona San Marcos Before
and After
My trainee Elder Cook and me. Love this guy. ]
And with this famous scripture, I finish:
Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him,and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in no wise deny the power of God. - Moroni 10:32
I know all these things to be true for myself, and I testify of them in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Jesus loves you. Till we meet again.
Elder Taylor
Sent from the most powerful mission in the world, Misión Guatemala Retalhuleu. (La Misión mas Poderosa del Mundo)
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